diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
index 7088711ee3..902235b867 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3288) += rk3288-board-spl.o
 else
 obj-y += board.o
 endif
-obj-y += common.o
 obj-y += rk_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ROCKCHIP_COMMON) += common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3288) += rk3288/
diff --git a/include/configs/rk3288_common.h b/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
index af62227793..cd7477be18 100644
--- a/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		0xff718000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0xff704004
 
+#define CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_COMMON
+#define CONFIG_SPL_ROCKCHIP_COMMON
+
 /* MMC/SD IP block */
 #define CONFIG_MMC
 #define CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC